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    When is the best time to test?

    I have read differing opinions of when the best time to test BG levels is? I an a newly diagnosed 50 year old type 1 taking rapid release 3 times a day and slow release at night. Also taking metformin 500 twice a day. I have been testing and injecting insulin before meals. But some opinions I...
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    Diabetic on a cruise

    Hi all I am fortunate to be shortly going on a cruise around the Mediterranean for 2 weeks . Can anybody give me any advice on food , things to take just in case of and any travelling advice . It has been such a long time since I was last on a holiday abroad and I feel things are not what they...
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    Do diabetics smell sweet

    Hi I wonder if anybody else has had this happen or can confirm. Around the time I was diagnosed type 1 we got a new kitten, but the blasted animal always seem to bite me at all times of the day,even to a point where it will launch itself at me from all points and areas of the house. When I...
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    Newby

    Hi, my name is Neil and I am a newly diagnosed diabetic with type 1 diabetes. My age is 50 living in East Sussex. I considered myself in good general health with no food or drink excesses . In April this year I very rapidly developed a real thirst , sometimes drinking up to 5 or 6 litres of...